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Reply to "Registering a GT5S in California"

I hear people speak of registering all sorts of cars in CA (yes, I am a resident) that in theory fail the smog rule of pre-75 cars only are smog exempt.  Some loopholes existed for not having to smog your car based on where in the state you lived (specific rural areas).  Someone just told me the other day "his guy registers all his exotic cars and he never needs smogs and has a GT40 replica that is not registered under the SB100 rules".  I really would love to know their secrets and what "their guy" knows that the rest of us don't.

But to your question, didn't some GT5-S cars have cats in the mufflers?  Could it be they would pass a smog?  My Pantera used to have to be smogged when I first got it.  That was when they even had the rolling dyno which it went on.  It passed every time but had to have all the smog equipment correct for the year which was the air cleaner with PCV, the heat tube off the headers, etc.  I would have to "set it up" each time to look correct and then take it to the station for the test.  Thank god that requirement ended!

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